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„* -DETAILS !0F -•'> •■'■■■'■<! ■•'•'■j'.,,' l - "'.„■ ■"'.',',. ill,. EVIDENCE ! OF REBELS',,PISCI-, ■'"><■■■■ :, "" , /iM?.,,.',,,,, ~' ~. " !»»■?« -•Mt- TT - tT .,; IJ „ fo ,;. ■'f' (Received ,9i-:-5A a - nl -) . • ■• - -in Calcutta*, September, 13, Details of the Shabkadia fighting show that ten thousand Mohniands were raiding the border, burning the villages and seizing women and children. The climax was reached on the sth when General Campbell attacked on a front of four miles, and by clever tactics the enemy was drawn from the trenches and driven to a common centre, around which the British formed a crescent, adopting the tactics of the Zulu impis. General Campbell's big guns showered a storm of lyddite. The fight lasted six hours, and the enemy lost 1200 killed and wounded. It was noticeable that the enemy's shooting was accurate and that they showed disciplined formations while attacking. The enemy evacuated the position on the >6th. a—i—i tmmmmmmmg
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 13, 14 September 1915, Page 5
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143India Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 13, 14 September 1915, Page 5
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